Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,437 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

George Floyd Held Down by Mlps Office Derek Chauvin, May 2020
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Nine Minutes in May: How George Floyd’s Death Shook the World
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Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin (1842-1924)
US Supreme Court
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(1987) United States v. Paradise
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Larry Steele’s Smart Affairs (1946-1971)

Explore Global African History

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Yasuke (ca. 1555-?)
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Celso Pitta (1946-2009)
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Henri Salvador (1917-2008)
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Institut Fondamental d’Afrique Noire (IFAN) (1938– )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A Marxist Scholar Analyzes the American Legal System
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Juanita Jewel Shanks Craft (1902-1985) and the Long Civil Rights Movement in Texas
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Confounded: The Enigma of “Blind Tom” Wiggins
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Race and Color in A California Coastal Community: The Seaside Story

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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